Sounds and Emotions

by mindgap on Getting Started

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This is the culmination of about 5 months of swapping and building a lot of components.After being out of the loop for awhile, from being in school and then working the past 3 years, my friend had put together a very enjoyable system. He kept asking me when I was going to get some sounds for myself. Well, I started to and then a major audio adrenalin rush hit. I suppose it was the extended time of being away that allowed me to forget, but there was a festering need that was hidden deep. I planned on slowly building up a system, but once I let a little interest out, it burst forth like a dam. So, after much building and tweaking, it is time for me to sit back and listen.

I just moved the setup to a small 11x11 room and am interested in trying a TVC with the lower volume requirements. Vinyl is definately the route I will be going. I love the textures and almost tangible realness it brings. I prefer the modest VPI jr to EMC-1 and Consonance CD2.2 .
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    • DIY Paradise Monica 2
    TDA1545
    • Samsung or PC HD841
    CD or USB input
    • Bent 102M
    S&B Transformers
    • Consonance Billie/M500 300B
    modded
    • Bastanis Prometheus MK2
    OB
    • JR belden IC's 89259
    RCA's

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Try this tweak.. Put a Walker resonance control disc on top (center front) of Consonance cdp. This will add much more musicality and firm bass also better staging.
Also place a small size ERS paper under the Walker puck.

I & some audiophile friends tried this tweak yesterday on my friend's system, found this cd player killed CEC TL-1x + DCS Elgar/Purcell with one pair Gryphon Guideline Reference digital for DCS Elgar and Siltech G5 Golden Ridge for CEC to DCS. Much better for musicality , tonal balance , vocal , details. Depth and soundstage on par.

Seems unbelievable if not compare yourself.

System used : Wilson WP 6 , VTL 7.5 pre + MB 450 Sig monos , Tara The One ISM , Siltech G6 Forbes Lake & VDH The Third spkr cable. Ac cord : Venture Silver Signature for CEC and Consonance cdp.

I ever own : EMC-1 mk. II UP 24/192 , Accuphase DP-75V , DP-100+DC-101 , Marantz SA-1 , Bow Tech ZZ-8 , Shanling CD-T100 and many more digital source. I'm prefer Consonance which more balance on sound quality , luckily save much money too.

Better stay with one box cd player than digital source combo. Will save much money on digital cables + power cords.

riwin_h

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